Industrial producer prices down by 0.7% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU

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Down by 3.0% in the euro area and by 2.7% in the EU compared with February 2025

Overview

In February 2026, compared with January 2026, industrial producer prices decreased by 0.7% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In January 2026, industrial producer prices grew by 0.8% in both the euro area and the EU.

In February 2026, compared with February 2025, industrial producer prices decreased by 3.0% in the euro area and by 2.7% in the EU.

Industrial producer prices on the domestic market

Monthly comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State

In the euro area in February 2026, compared with January 2026, industrial producer prices

increased by 0.3% for intermediate goods,
decreased by 2.4% for energy,
increased by 0.3% for capital goods,
increased by 0.2% for durable consumer goods,
decreased by 0.2% for non-durable consumer goods.

Prices in total industry excluding energy increased by 0.1%.

In the EU, industrial producer prices

increased by 0.3% for intermediate goods,
decreased by 1.8% for energy,
increased by 0.2% for capital goods,
increased by 0.3% for durable consumer goods,
decreased by 0.2% for non-durable consumer goods.

Prices in total industry excluding energy increased by 0.1%.

The largest monthly decreases in industrial producer prices were recorded in Spain (-3.1%), Ireland (-2.6%) and Portugal (-1.8%). The highest increases were observed in Croatia (+3.8%), Finland (+2.7%) and Lithuania (+1.8%).

Annual comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State

In the euro area in February 2026, compared with February 2025, industrial producer prices

increased by 1.3% for intermediate goods,
decreased by 11.7% for energy,
increased by 1.6% for capital goods,
increased by 2.5% for durable consumer goods,
increased by 0.2% for non-durable consumer goods.

Prices in total industry excluding energy increased by 1.0%.

In the EU, industrial producer prices

increased by 1.0% for intermediate goods,
decreased by 10.5% for energy,
increased by 1.5% for capital goods,
increased by 2.3% for durable consumer goods,
increased by 0.2% for non-durable consumer goods.

Prices in total industry excluding energy increased by 0.9%.

The largest annual decreases in industrial producer prices were recorded in Spain (-7.0%), Ireland (-4.6%) and Portugal (-4.5%). The highest increases were observed in Bulgaria (+9.2%), Finland (+7.9%) and Sweden (+3.5%).

Tables

Industrial producer prices on the domestic market % change compared with previous month
	Sep-25	Oct-25	Nov-25	Dec-25	Jan-26	Feb-26
Euro area
Total industry	-0.1	0.1	0.8	-0.3	0.8	-0.7
Total industry excluding energy	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.6	0.1
Intermediate goods	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.3	1.0	0.3
Energy	-0.2	0.2	2.8	-1.2	1.3	-2.4
Capital goods	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.6	0.3
Durable consumer goods	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.8	0.2
Non-durable consumer goods	0.1	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2
EU
Total industry	-0.1	0.1	0.8	-0.4	0.8	-0.5
Total industry excluding energy	-0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.1
Intermediate goods	-0.1	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.9	0.3
Energy	-0.1	0.3	2.6	-1.3	1.5	-1.8
Capital goods	-0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.6	0.2
Durable consumer goods	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.8	0.3
Non-durable consumer goods	0.1	-0.3	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2
Source dataset: sts_inppd_m

Industrial producer prices on the domestic market % change compared with previous month
	Sep-25	Oct-25	Nov-25	Dec-25	Jan-26	Feb-26
Euro area	-0.1	0.1	0.8	-0.3	0.8	-0.7
EU	-0.1	0.1	0.8	-0.4	0.8	-0.5
Belgium	0.2	-0.2	0.8	0.4	1.7	0.3
Bulgaria	-0.7	4.6	1.6	1.4	7.1	0.2
Czechia	-0.4	-0.1	0.3	-0.2	-0.7	0.1
Denmark	0.1	0.1	1.5	-1.9	1.2	1.4
Germany	-0.1	0.2	0.0	-0.3	-0.6	-0.5
Estonia	0.7	1.3	0.4	-3.0	13.7	0.1
Ireland	-0.3	1.4	4.4	-2.8	4.0	-2.6
Greece	0.0	-0.2	1.6	-1.0	0.0	1.5
Spain	-0.5	0.5	-0.4	0.3	0.6	-3.1
France	-0.1	0.1	2.8	0.3	0.5	-0.2
Croatia	0.2	-0.1	0.6	-0.4	-0.2	3.8
Italy	0.2	-0.4	1.3	-0.9	2.0	-0.8
Cyprus	0.2	-0.2	-0.2	0.2	-0.3	0.2
Latvia	0.0	1.5	0.4	-1.5	3.2	0.3
Lithuania	0.3	0.4	1.1	-0.8	1.3	1.8
Luxembourg	0.1	-0.7	-0.2	0.0	0.4	0.3
Hungary	-0.5	-0.1	0.3	-0.1	0.0	-0.2
Malta	0.0	0.0	0.1	-0.1	0.5	-0.1
Netherlands	0.0	0.3	0.3	-1.1	1.6	-0.4
Austria	0.1	0.2	0.5	-0.5	0.0	0.1
Poland	-0.5	-0.5	0.0	-0.4	-0.3	0.5
Portugal	-0.4	0.3	-0.4	0.5	-0.2	-1.8
Romania	1.0	1.0	-0.1	0.1	2.6	-1.6
Slovenia	-0.4	0.2	0.8	0.2	0.3	0.4
Slovakia	-0.3	-1.0	-0.9	0.3	-0.6	0.2
Finland	-0.7	0.7	0.3	-1.6	6.9	2.7
Sweden	0.3	0.8	1.9	-1.1	5.1	0.5
Norway	-1.2	-0.3	3.3	-0.5	6.1	0.9
Switzerland	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.4	-0.4
Source dataset: sts_inppd_m

Industrial producer prices on the domestic market % change compared with same month of previous year
	Sep-25	Oct-25	Nov-25	Dec-25	Jan-26	Feb-26
Euro area
Total industry	-0.1	-0.4	-1.3	-2.0	-2.0	-3.0
Total industry excluding energy	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.0
Intermediate goods	-0.1	0.3	0.5	0.8	1.5	1.3
Energy	-2.1	-3.4	-6.0	-8.4	-8.9	-11.7
Capital goods	1.8	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.6	1.6
Durable consumer goods	1.7	1.6	2.0	2.1	2.2	2.5
Non-durable consumer goods	1.9	1.4	1.2	1.0	0.4	0.2
EU
Total industry	0.1	-0.2	-1.1	-1.9	-1.9	-2.7
Total industry excluding energy	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.1	0.9
Intermediate goods	-0.1	0.1	0.3	0.6	1.2	1.0
Energy	-1.7	-2.5	-5.3	-7.7	-7.9	-10.5
Capital goods	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.5
Durable consumer goods	1.7	1.6	1.8	1.7	2.0	2.3
Non-durable consumer goods	2.0	1.5	1.3	1.0	0.5	0.2
Source dataset: sts_inppd_m

Industrial producer prices on the domestic market % change compared with same month of previous year
	Sep-25	Oct-25	Nov-25	Dec-25	Jan-26	Feb-26
Euro area	-0.1	-0.4	-1.3	-2.0	-2.0	-3.0
EU	0.1	-0.2	-1.1	-1.9	-1.9	-2.7
Belgium	1.5	0.8	0.4	-0.2	0.9	1.0
Bulgaria	9.1	17.6	13.8	9.8	11.7	9.2
Czechia	-0.9	-1.1	-1.3	-2.1	-2.9	-2.8
Denmark	1.9	1.4	-0.7	-3.1	-3.5	-3.8
Germany	-1.5	-1.6	-2.2	-2.4	-2.9	-3.2
Estonia	1.2	1.4	3.2	-0.9	11.9	2.4
Ireland	-2.8	-3.6	-3.6	-4.9	-6.9	-4.6
Greece	-0.4	0.0	0.9	-0.5	-2.1	-0.6
Spain	0.2	0.8	-2.4	-3.0	-2.9	-7.0
France	0.1	-0.7	-1.5	-1.9	-2.3	-2.4
Croatia	2.5	2.0	2.9	0.1	-1.7	1.7
Italy	1.5	0.2	-0.3	-2.0	-2.1	-3.7
Cyprus	-0.3	-0.5	0.4	0.6	0.5	1.1
Latvia	-0.4	0.9	1.4	-0.4	3.2	-0.6
Lithuania	-1.6	-0.8	0.1	-1.8	-1.6	-0.6
Luxembourg	-4.0	-5.9	-5.8	-5.9	-5.0	-4.4
Hungary	0.5	1.0	-1.7	-2.0	-2.8	-3.0
Malta	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.5	0.9
Netherlands	0.7	0.5	-0.6	-1.5	-1.7	-2.8
Austria	-2.6	-2.6	-2.8	-3.6	-3.0	-2.7
Poland	-1.3	-1.8	-2.0	-2.1	-2.4	-1.9
Portugal	-3.8	-2.6	-3.8	-3.7	-1.9	-4.5
Romania	6.8	9.2	4.8	6.3	9.1	2.7
Slovenia	0.9	1.8	1.3	1.2	2.0	2.9
Slovakia	0.1	1.2	0.8	-0.4	-1.3	-0.3
Finland	0.4	1.7	1.6	0.1	4.9	7.9
Sweden	4.9	4.9	2.6	1.3	4.2	3.5
Norway	1.3	-0.3	2.1	1.0	4.6	4.4
Switzerland	-0.5	-0.5	-0.5	-0.7	-0.9	-1.5
Source dataset: sts_inppd_m

Industrial producer prices indices on the domestic market for total industry (base year 2021)
	Sep-25	Oct-25	Nov-25	Dec-25	Jan-26	Feb-26
Euro area	124.0	124.1	125.1	124.7	125.7	124.8
EU	125.7	125.8	126.8	126.3	127.3	126.7
Belgium	119.5	119.3	120.3	120.8	122.8	123.2
Bulgaria	136.9	143.2	145.5	147.5	158.0	158.3
Czechia	129.4	129.3	129.7	129.4	128.5	128.6
Denmark	146.5	146.7	148.9	146.1	147.9	149.9
Germany	126.4	126.6	126.6	126.2	125.5	124.9
Estonia	131.5	133.2	133.7	129.7	147.5	147.7
Ireland	102.5	103.9	108.5	105.5	109.7	106.8
Greece	123.4	123.1	125.1	123.9	123.9	125.8
Spain	124.7	125.3	124.8	125.2	125.9	122.0
France	119.5	119.6	123.0	123.4	124.0	123.7
Croatia	130.4	130.3	131.1	130.6	130.4	135.3
Italy	125.9	125.4	127.0	125.8	128.3	127.3
Cyprus	125.2	124.9	124.6	124.9	124.5	124.7
Latvia	138.3	140.4	140.9	138.8	143.3	143.8
Lithuania	132.8	133.3	134.7	133.6	135.4	137.9
Luxembourg	145.2	144.2	143.9	143.9	144.5	145.0
Hungary	185.1	185.0	185.5	185.3	185.3	184.9
Malta	110.3	110.3	110.4	110.3	110.9	110.8
Netherlands	122.1	122.5	122.9	121.6	123.6	123.1
Austria	117.5	117.7	118.3	117.7	117.7	117.8
Poland	123.0	122.4	122.4	121.9	121.5	122.1
Portugal	115.2	115.6	115.1	115.7	115.5	113.4
Romania	166.2	167.9	167.7	167.8	172.2	169.5
Slovenia	131.8	132.0	133.0	133.3	133.7	134.2
Slovakia	137.9	136.5	135.3	135.7	134.9	135.2
Finland	116.9	117.7	118.1	116.2	124.2	127.6
Sweden	118.9	119.9	122.2	120.8	127.0	127.6
Norway	136.7	136.3	140.8	140.1	148.7	150.0
Switzerland	112.4	112.3	112.3	112.2	111.8	111.3
Source dataset: sts_inppd_m

Industrial producer prices indices on the domestic market for total industry excluding energy (base year 2021)
	Sep-25	Oct-25	Nov-25	Dec-25	Jan-26	Feb-26
Euro area	119.2	119.2	119.3	119.4	120.1	120.2
EU	119.5	119.5	119.6	119.7	120.3	120.4
Belgium	125.0	125.0	125.4	126.7	129.3	129.2
Bulgaria	142.8	143.6	144.1	145.3	147.5	149.5
Czechia	120.4	120.2	120.0	119.9	120.1	120.0
Denmark	120.9	121.3	121.2	121.3	121.2	121.4
Germany	120.9	120.9	120.8	120.9	121.5	121.6
Estonia	123.9	124.2	123.5	123.9	125.0	125.1
Ireland	116.5	116.6	116.6	116.7	117.1	118.7
Greece	117.8	117.9	118.1	118.4	118.6	119.0
Spain	117.8	117.8	118.0	118.0	118.7	119.0
France	117.7	117.8	118.0	118.1	118.5	118.6
Croatia	119.3	119.8	119.4	119.3	119.2	119.4
Italy	115.7	115.7	116.0	116.0	116.5	116.6
Cyprus	121.2	120.9	120.7	121.0	121.2	121.5
Latvia	129.4	129.2	129.3	129.1	129.6	129.3
Lithuania	124.3	123.5	123.4	123.2	124.5	123.9
Luxembourg	119.9	119.6	119.1	119.2	119.8	120.8
Hungary	148.3	147.9	147.2	147.3	147.8	148.1
Malta	122.4	122.3	122.5	122.4	123.5	123.3
Netherlands	120.3	120.2	120.0	119.8	120.4	120.5
Austria	117.9	118.0	118.1	118.3	118.7	119.1
Poland	114.2	113.5	113.2	112.8	112.6	112.9
Portugal	118.2	118.2	118.1	118.3	118.9	119.4
Romania	133.3	133.7	133.9	135.2	135.7	136.2
Slovenia	126.0	126.0	126.2	126.4	126.9	127.5
Slovakia	121.1	120.6	120.9	121.4	120.9	119.9
Finland	118.8	119.0	119.3	119.1	119.6	120.2
Sweden	125.9	125.6	126.0	126.2	127.0	127.1
Norway	132.7	132.2	133.1	133.5	138.5	140.1
Switzerland	108.9	108.9	108.8	108.7	108.6	108.0
Source dataset: sts_inppd_m

Notes for users

Revisions and timetable

Compared with data issued in the News Release of 4 March 2026, the monthly percentage increase for January 2026 has been revised from +0.7% to +0.8% in the euro area and remained unchanged at +0.8% in the EU. The annual percentage decrease has been revised from -2.1% to -2.0% in the euro area and remained unchanged at -1.9% in the EU.

Methods and definitions

The index of producer prices shows (in the national currency of the country concerned) changes in the ex-works sale prices of all products sold on the domestic market, excluding imports. Euro area and EU indices refer to overall weighted price changes. The figures are not calendar day or seasonally adjusted.

Total industry covers NACE rev.2 sections B to D + E36.

Geographical information

Euro area (EA21) includes Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland.

The European Union (EU27) includes Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden.

For more information

Eurostat database section on short-term business statistics

Statistics Explained article on the industrial producer price index
The weights of the Member States in the EU and euro area aggregates
(See file Base year 2021 weights - Euro indicators releases )
Euro indicators dashboard
Release calendar for Euro indicators
European Statistics Code of Practice